February 04, 2020
“Deal of the Century”: What Is It and Why Now?
While the circumstances may seem favorable in the United States and Israel for the implementation of Trump’s so-called peace plan, it is unlikely to win popular or Palestinian approval.
Learn more »February 03, 2020
Yemen: Order of Battle Trumps Peace
Military clashes in Yemen will not advance the interests of the warring parties, cautions Nabeel Khoury, who sees that victory there is only pyrrhic amid the devastation and humanitarian crisis gripping the country.
Learn more »January 30, 2020
The Five Most Dangerous Aspects of Trump’s “Peace Plan”
Trump's supremacist plan redraws borders unilaterally, accepts war crimes as serious solutions, and presents nothing but repackaged Israeli apartheid.
Learn more »January 29, 2020
Steal of the Century: Two Double-Dealers and a Podium
Trump and Netanyahu are a pair of crooks robbing Palestinians of their freedom and dignity. He urges Palestinian leaders to fundamentally recalculate their strategy.
Learn more »January 29, 2020
US, Iran Prolong Détente in Lebanon with a Status Quo Cabinet
Joe Macaron contends that the new Lebanese government of Hassan Diab is a continuation of the old oligarchic status quo and appears to prolong the US-Iran détente in Lebanon.
Learn more »January 23, 2020
There’s No Consensus on US Middle East Policy; Time to Apply the War Powers Act
Applying the War Powers Act is one way of addressing the absence of a coherent American policy in the Middle East and avoiding a new US military engagement in the region.
Learn more »January 23, 2020
Gulf Arab States Still Worried about a US-Iran War
Gregory Aftandilian argues that Gulf Arab states increasingly view the United States as an unreliable and erratic ally and are urging restraint by Washington and Tehran in the wake of Soleimani’s killing.
Learn more »January 17, 2020
The battle of ‘resistance’ vs ‘revolution’ in the Middle East
The clash between the 'resistance' and 'revolutionary' movements will define the Middle East in the future.
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